Hey everyone,

I just took my LIfan cross from Buriram all the way down to Trang over to Koh Lanta, up through Krabi to Phuket...and all the way back. Was a great trip...here is where the write-ups start.

http://www.liveinasiablog.com/2013/04/touring-thailand-on-my-motorcycle-day-1/

Here's a pic of the LIfan loaded up and ready to go!

Anybody else take a trip like this?

Cheers,

Ryan

Also, I'm looking to swap out the fron disk and caliper for something a bit better. There is a guy with handle "motocrossor" who has done it, so I know it's possible. I sent him a message a couple weeks ago, but he hasn't responded. Any info would be helpful!

Thanks,

Ryan

Now that you got that under your belt maybe it's time to tackle the trip across 'the roof of the world' and on to some nice Euro destinations.....and back again of course!

"...It’s still dark out. The morning is crisp and cool, especially for
Thailand. I’m strapping my new Skoyco touring bag and my backpack to the
rack of my Lifan Cross 200. I feel strange. Alone. I’m about to embark
on a 3000 kilometer motorcycle journey in a foreign country on a cheap,
unreliable enduro bike–by myself...."

That cracked me up...lol !

Your link has only day 1. Where's the rest of it? I would like to read it as I'm thinking of a similar trip.

Your link has only day 1. Where's the rest of it? I would like to read it as I'm thinking of a similar trip.

At the bottom is says Author: Ryan Wiley...click on his name

Your link has only day 1. Where's the rest of it? I would like to read it as I'm thinking of a similar trip.

Just click on the header and go to the homepage...you'll see all of them as they come up. Right now I've got days 1-4 written up.

http://www.liveinasiablog.com

Now that you got that under your belt maybe it's time to tackle the trip across 'the roof of the world' and on to some nice Euro destinations.....and back again of course!

...probably have to upgrade from the Lifan for that trip!

you posted this up about 3 months ago and it hasnt progressed much only up to day 4 3 months later ,no doubt a great trip but seems to me your just trying to get hits on your blog as people generally do......

you posted this up about 3 months ago and it hasnt progressed much only up to day 4 3 months later ,no doubt a great trip but seems to me your just trying to get hits on your blog as people generally do......

I took this trip in late March / early April 2013. I posted the write-up for day 1 of this trip on 14 April 2013 in an old Lifan Cross 200 thread that is all but dead. Then I had to stop blogging and get back to my job. This week I've gotten back into blogging. Using notes and pictures from the trip, I'm finishing the full 2-week write-up. ...and I'm putting the info in this new thread instead of in an old dead one.

If the slow pace of my blogging frustrates you, just ignore my posts.

Excellent write up Ryan, you should do something with your writing talents

Although i already know to whole story/trip i look forward to read the rest.

Ha ha...thanks DutchBike!

Here is the write-up for days 5 and 6!

http://www.liveinasiablog.com/2013/06/touring-southern-thailand-on-my-motorcycle-days-5-6/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook

...and here's a picture of the Lifan resting alongside the Tanee river in downtown Surat Thani.

Edited June 12, 201313 yr by ryanwiley

Ryan, could you tell us how reliable the lifan is ? many posters here on thaivisa claim the lifan is a unreliable piece of sh.......and would like everyone to pay more then double and buy a honda or kawasaki.

Edited June 12, 201313 yr by pokerkid

KLX is 3 times the money of a Cross200. Honda CRF nearly 3 times. But of course you get a lot of more bike for that more of money.

Ryan, could you tell us how reliable the lifan is ? many posters here on thaivisa claim the lifan is a unreliable piece of sh.......and would like everyone to pay more then double and buy a honda or kawasaki.

My thoughts on this are very simple. If you can afford a Honda or a Kawasaki, get one. If you can't afford a Honda or a Kawasaki, look for a used Honda or Kawasaki. If you can't find a used Honda or Kawasaki....get a Lifan!

The LIfan is cheap. If you get one, it will break. You will fix it. You will still have a blast riding it. In the end, though, you will wish you had a Honda or a Kawasaki!

No, you will wish you could afford a Honda or Kawasaki